
Browse 5,148 child daycare & preschools across Florida. Find licensed daycare centers, compare options by city, and choose the best childcare for your family.
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Florida has about 6,929 daycares providing essential child services for families in the state.
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There are 6,929 daycares in Florida: 312 headstart facilities, 370 before/after school centers, 1,099 religious facility daycares, and 5,148 childcare and preschool centers.
| Daycare Type | Total |
|---|---|
| Childcare & Pre-school | 5,148 |
| Headstart Programs | 312 |
| Religious / Church Based Daycare | 1,099 |
| Before or After School | 370 |
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Parents report severe safety negligence, including leaving a toddler locked outside near a road, alongside unprofessional staff behavior and poor hygiene standards. Multiple reviewers cite rude interactions during the enrollment process and a lack of transparency as significant deterrents.
One parent reports a positive experience with clean facilities and caring staff, while others describe negative interactions with specific teachers who were perceived as hostile and dismissive of normal toddler behavior. Additional complaints cite severe safety issues, including a biting incident and a lack of communication regarding student injuries or absences.
A LITTLE HEAVENS LLC I has extremely polarized reviews. Two parents gave 5-star ratings praising the caring staff and Christian environment, while four parents gave 1-star ratings citing serious health and safety concerns including alleged pest infestation, inadequate food provision, and a reported incident involving a child's injury with alleged cover-up attempts.
PARSONS' LITTLE SCHOLARS has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviews praise the facility's preparation for elementary school and caring staff. However, the majority of recent reviews report serious concerns including inadequate supervision leading to unexplained child injuries, poor cleanliness and hygiene, unprofessional and dismissive staff responses to safety issues, and alleged inappropriate conduct by management.
Carol City Early Learning Center has highly polarized reviews with a 2.2/5 rating. While some parents praise advanced child development and caring staff, numerous reviews cite serious concerns including misplacement of younger children, lack of supervision, unprofessional director behavior, undisclosed fees, and failure to report injuries to parents.
K.I.M. Learning Center has highly polarized reviews. Positive reviewers praise the staff's attentiveness, discipline-focused approach, and long-term relationships with families, while negative reviewers cite safety concerns, staff rudeness, unfair treatment of children, and poor incident response.
Plantation Day Care Center receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, with all recent reviews rating it 5/5 stars. Parents consistently praise the caring and attentive staff, particularly highlighting teachers like Ms. Mia, Ms. Lovely, Ms. Alexis, and Director Ms. Liz for creating a nurturing, safe environment where children thrive academically and socially.
CHOICES CHILDREN ACADEMY receives consistently poor reviews (1.2/5 average from 5 reviews) with parents citing inadequate supervision, poor educational quality, and unprofessional staff. Major concerns include neglect, unsanitary conditions, rigid policies, and lack of curriculum structure. Only the baby room staff and morning devotional received praise.
Building Blocks Child Care receives highly polarized reviews with strong praise from some parents and serious concerns from others. Positive reviewers highlight friendly staff, good communication, and children's enthusiasm for attending. Negative reviewers report inadequate supervision, staff misconduct, health/safety issues, and poor management response to concerns.
Little Butterflies Childcare receives highly polarized reviews. Supportive parents praise the owner Stephanie, staff warmth, and long-term enrollment, while critical parents report unprofessional behavior, staff yelling at infants, inadequate supervision, frequent illness and biting incidents, and dismissive responses to concerns.
ROEHM Preschool has received overwhelmingly negative reviews citing safety concerns, inadequate supervision, and unprofessional staff behavior. One positive review praised the learning environment and staff care, but this is vastly outweighed by multiple complaints about child safety and welfare.
Early Years Child Development Center receives highly polarized reviews. Several parents praise individual teachers and report children well-prepared for kindergarten, while multiple other parents report serious concerns including neglectful management, poor hygiene, inadequate curriculum, misrepresentation of services, and unprofessional staff conduct.
One parent highlights the owner's educational approach and focus on restoring learning needs following a positive initial visit, while another review offers no substantive feedback on the facility itself.
A KIDS CORNER LEARNING CENTER has mixed reviews ranging from 5/5 to 1/5 stars. Some parents report their children are happy, engaged, and enjoy attending, praising the owner's responsiveness. However, other parents cite serious concerns including alleged abuse by staff, frequent unannounced closures, understaffing, and poor cleanliness.
One parent reports that the center is unwilling to enroll children who are not potty trained and lacks changing tables, contradicting their advertised enrollment of all ages.
Feedback for this center is sharply divided, with one parent reporting a positive experience for their siblings while two others strongly advise against enrollment due to severe concerns. Critics allege a toxic workplace environment characterized by adult drama, favoritism, and gossip, alongside claims that teachers fail to attend to children's needs and engage in abusive behavior. Additional warnings cite multiple news reports regarding child abuse, urging immediate removal of children from the facility.
One parent highlights the welcoming atmosphere and convenient school drop-off and pick-up services as significant benefits. Another parent reports a negative experience involving poor communication and a frustrating enrollment process that lasted a year without prior notice.
A parent reports significant issues with management responsiveness and repair scheduling, noting that maintenance crews arrive unannounced without specific dates or times, which is difficult for families with disabilities or medical appointments. Additionally, another review cites a lack of safety at the facility.
Feedback for YARD YOUNGINS is mixed, with one parent highlighting the friendly and caring staff, while another criticizes the facility's cleanliness and organization. Specific concerns include a lack of health screenings, missing belongings, and general disarray within the classrooms.
One parent reports a negative experience involving staff neglect, including leaving infants crying and allowing staff to sleep or chat during supervision, as well as improper handling of a child. The review also cites concerns about restricted parent visibility and a lack of appropriate engagement for non-mobile infants.
One parent reports severe hygiene failures, including a child being sent home with feces and soaked clothing, alongside allegations of unresponsive management and high staff turnover. The review highlights inconsistent enrollment practices, alleged age-inappropriate curriculum restrictions, and a hostile environment that contrasted sharply with the parent's subsequent positive experience at another facility.
MIS' GINNY'S (now operating as Brighter Days under new management) has overwhelmingly negative reviews citing poor hygiene, inadequate supervision, staff rudeness, verbal abuse toward children, and failure to address parental concerns. One recent review mentions new management and improvements, but multiple detailed accounts describe serious safety and care issues. The facility has a 1.9/5 Google rating.
Reviews are highly polarized with mostly negative ratings. Two parents praised the cleanliness, child-friendly environment, and staff accommodations, while eight parents reported serious concerns including staff disrespect toward parents and children, inadequate hygiene practices, safety incidents without proper documentation, unprofessional ownership, and poor facility conditions.
Mis' Ginny's Inc (now operating as Brighter Days under new management) has overwhelmingly negative reviews citing serious safety concerns, inadequate supervision, poor hygiene, and staff indifference to parental concerns. One recent review mentions new management and improvements, but multiple detailed accounts describe incidents of neglect, verbal abuse, and physical harm to children that went unaddressed.
Reviews are highly polarized. One long-term parent praises the daycare and trusts them with all five children. However, four other parents report serious concerns including understaffing, poor supervision, favoritism toward family members, inadequate nutrition, mold in classrooms, child safety incidents, and difficulty reaching management.
One parent recalls a positive experience from the past, while others report serious safety and staffing issues, including unsupervised children and verbal abuse. Specific complaints highlight a lack of structured activities, poor facility conditions, and inconsistent teacher behavior.
Lake Magdalene Academy has received overwhelmingly negative feedback from parents. Reviews consistently cite serious concerns including staff negligence, poor hygiene, inadequate behavior management, unprofessional conduct by owners, and negative emotional impacts on children.
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